Curriculum
A. Required General Studies Courses (35 hours)
B. Major Requirements (46 hours)
Core Courses (28 hours)
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
| MUS 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUS 108 | Music Theory I: Introduction To Functional Harmony | 2 |
| MUS 109 | Music Theory II: Diatonic Harmony | 2 |
| MUS 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUS 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUS 208 | Music Theory III: Chromatic Harmony | 2 |
| MUS 209 | Music Theory IV: Chromatic And Post-Tonal Music | 2 |
| MUS 305 | Music History I - Early through Classical | 3 |
| MUS 306 | Music History II - Classical to Contemporary | 3 |
| MUS 309 | Form And Analysis | 3 |
MUS
| Ensembles | 7 |
Related Required Courses (18 hours)
Piano Vocal Emphasis
MUSA
| Applied Lessons (Piano) | 10 |
MUSA
| Applied Lessons (Voice) | 2 |
| MUS 312 | Orchestration | 2 |
| MUS 338 | Conducting | 1 |
| MUS 447 | Choral Techniques and Conducting | 1 |
| MUS 429 | Piano Accompanying | 1 |
| MUS 400 | Senior Recital/Project | 1 |
MUS 429: Please select one. Piano Accompanying/Literature/Pedagogy
C. Music Education (12 hours)
D. Professional Education (24 hours)
| EDUC 210 | Professional Studies I: Introduction to Education | 3 |
EDUC 211B
| | |
| EDUC 310 | Professional Studies II: Special Education & Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDUC 311B
| | |
| EDUC 350 | Teaching Intermediate & Content Reading | 3 |
EDUC 351B
| | |
| EDUC 360 | Teaching and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 443 | Observation and Supervised Teaching in Music | 6 |
| EDUC 478 | Seminar in Contemporary Educational Issues | P/F |
Total Credit Hours: 120
All music students must earn a "C" or better in all music classes.
Music students who pass piano proficiency will not have to complete the piano class sequence.
Curriculum Guide: B.A. in Music (Music Education Licensure) Piano Vocal
Freshman Year
First Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 1 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 103 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 108 | Music Theory I: Introduction To Functional Harmony | 2 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition and Grammar | 3 |
| MATH 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| UNIV 110 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biological Science | 3 |
| PSY 212 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 1 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 104 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUS 109 | Music Theory II: Diatonic Harmony | 2 |
MUSA
| Applied Voice | 1 |
| ENGL 103 | English Composition and Vocabulary | 3 |
| EDUC 203 | Introduction to Computer Instructional Technology | 3 |
| ART 130 | Art Appreciation | 2 |
| PHYS 152 | Principles of Physical Science | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
GE 152: Students may elect GE 152 or GE 155 as the lab component.
Sophomore Year
First Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 1 |
MUSA
| Applied Voice | 1 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 120 | Introduction to Music Education | 1 |
| MUS 203 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUS 208 | Music Theory III: Chromatic Harmony | 2 |
| MUS 231 | String Class | 1 |
| MUS 347 | Percussion Class | 1 |
| HIST 140 | History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500 | 3 |
| HLTH 185 | Health Concepts | 2 |
| ENGL 201 | World Literature I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 1 |
| MUS 204 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUS 209 | Music Theory IV: Chromatic And Post-Tonal Music | 2 |
| MUS 345 | Brass Class | 1 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| EDUC 210 | Professional Studies I: Introduction to Education | 3 |
EDUC 211B
| | |
| HIST 141 | History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present | 3 |
GE
| Literature & Language | 3 |
GE
| Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Junior Year
First Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 2 |
| MUS 212 | The African American in Music | 2 |
| MUS 305 | Music History I - Early through Classical | 3 |
| MUS 307 | A Study of Non-Western Music | 1 |
| MUS 346 | Woodwind Class | 1 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| EDUC 310 | Professional Studies II: Special Education & Diverse Learners | 3 |
EDUC 311B
| | |
GE
| Physical Education Activity | 1 |
| GEOG 142 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second Semester
| MUS 101 | Student Recitals | 0 |
MUSA
| Applied Music | 2 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 306 | Music History II - Classical to Contemporary | 3 |
| MUS 309 | Form And Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 312 | Orchestration | 2 |
| MUS 338 | Conducting | 1 |
MUS
| Piano Accompanying or Pedagogy or Literature | 1 |
| EDUC 426 | Music Methods in the Elementary School | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Senior Year
First Semester
MUSA
| Applied Music | 2 |
MUS
| Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 400 | Senior Recital/Project | 1 |
| MUS 447 | Choral Techniques and Conducting | 1 |
| EDUC 350 | Teaching Intermediate & Content Reading | 3 |
EDUC 351B
| | |
| EDUC 360 | Teaching and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 427 | Music Methods in the Secondary School | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Second Semester
| EDUC 443 | Observation and Supervised Teaching in Music | 6 |
| EDUC 478 | Seminar in Contemporary Educational Issues | P/F |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
All music students must earn a "C" or better in all music classes.
Music students who pass piano proficiency will not have to complete the piano class sequence.